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Title I: Supplemental Educational Services

As part of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001, when a school is identified for year two of school improvement, the District must notify parents of each child enrolled in the school of the availability of supplemental educational services for eligible children.

Supplemental Educational Services (SES) is free tutoring offered outside of the regular school day. Supplemental educational services include academic assistance such as tutoring, remediation and other educational interventions designed to increase the academic achievement of students in low-performing schools which are provided outside of the regular school day.   Norwood Public Schools Title I Program pays for the tutoring.

The purpose of the tutoring must be to increase academic achievement in reading or mathematics of eligible students. These children are supported to attain proficiency in meeting the State’s academic achievement standards.

Students from low-income families who are attending Title I schools that are in their second year of school improvement (i.e., have not made adequate yearly progress (AYP) for three or more years), in corrective action, or in restructuring status are eligible to receive these services.

The Massachusetts is required to identify organizations, both public and private, that qualify to provide these services. Parents of eligible students are then notified, by Norwood Public Schools, that supplemental educational services will be made available, and parents can select any approved provider that they feel will best meet their child’s needs in the area served by the LEA or within a reasonable distance of that area. The Norwood Public Schools –Title I Program  will sign an agreement with providers selected by parents, and the provider will then provide services to the child and report on the child’s progress to the parents and to Norwood Public Schools.